Lake Dallas News

BUD KENNEDY The place to take complaints about gas drilling and pipelines is not city hall.The place to complain is the Texas Capitol, and the line forms at the ballot box Nov.

Holly Deitrick, special events coordinator for the city of Lake Dallas, uses her measuring wheel last week to mark off areas in preparation for the upcoming Waterfest at Willow Grove Park in Lake Dallas.

Property taxes could rise about $54 for the average Corinth homeowner next year, if the City Council agrees to a $28.99 million budget as proposed for 2008-09. BY THE NUMBERS The Corinth City Council will ...

With three schools reaching "exemplary" status, the Denton school district appeared to make quite a few gains in its 2008 accountability ratings released Friday by the Texas Education Agency.

The 21st Annual Lions Club Balloon and Musical Festival will be held August 15-17, 2008, on the shores of Lake Lewisville at Copperas Branch Park, Highland Village, Texas.

Campaign spending in several area races has would-be candidates wondering about the cost to run for office in the future.

Mayor Pro Tem Karl Hammond filed Monday to run for mayor after announcing his intentions to seek the office more than a month ago, soon after the city called a special election for November.

The Ponder school district is looking to pass a balanced budget, despite increases in expenses.

The Ponder school district is looking to pass a balanced budget, despite increases in expenses.

The Ponder school district is looking to pass a balanced budget, despite increases in expenses.

The Ponder school district is looking to pass a balanced budget, despite increases in expenses.

The Ponder school district is looking to pass a balanced budget, despite increases in expenses.

The Ponder school district is looking to pass a balanced budget, despite increases in expenses.

The Ponder school district is looking to pass a balanced budget, despite increases in expenses.

The Lake Dallas school district is considering a tax rate election in an effort to keep teacher pay rates competitive and help account for increasing expenses and decreasing revenue.

The Lake Dallas school district is considering a tax rate election in an effort to keep teacher pay rates competitive and help account for increasing expenses and decreasing revenue.

A "Wealthy Teacher" workshop is set for 6 to 7:30 p.m. Monday at Lake Cities Library, 302 S. Shady Shores Drive in Lake Dallas.

Volunteers stepped in Saturday to help a Denton County woman replace what she lost in a fire.

Roy Galloway fills up his tractor-trailer with diesel at the Travel Centers of America in Denton on Thursday.

A four-alarm blaze damaged several units at a Lake Dallas condominium complex in the 400 block of Lakeway Drive on Wednesday morning.